In Konoha, your attributes double every day!

He formed a hand seal, and a transparent barrier appeared, covering the pit.

hum~~

With a strange fluctuation, the pit disappeared without a trace.

This is a unique concealment barrier of Mount Myōboku, which cannot be detected even by perception.

"In that case, the only people who can open this pit are Jiraiya-sensei and me."

Muttering to himself, Namikaze placed another Flying Thunder God kunai inside.

Having done all that, he turned and left.

As he stepped out of the training field, Namikaze suddenly froze.

"This feeling?"

He felt a strong pulling sensation.

"Reverse necromancy?"

Having identified the source, Namikaze lowered his guard.

Bang!

His figure disappeared from the spot.

Mt. Miaomu.

Jiraiya stood in front of him, watching as Namikaze was summoned over by Gamabunta.

"Jiraiya-sensei?"

"Gate, the Toad Sage wants to see you." Jiraiya's tone was quite anxious.

"it is good."

Seeing the teacher's expression, Namikaze didn't hesitate and followed the teacher toward the cave.

Inside a spacious cave.

Bofengmen entered the cave and saw a huge toad.

The toad was puffing away on a giant pipe.

puff~~

A smoke ring was exhaled, and the Toad Sage looked at the newcomer.

"Toad Sage!"

"So you're Namikaze-mon." The Toad Sage's tone was filled with emotion.

"It's me! I wonder what brings you here?" Namikaze asked with a serious expression.

"Hmm~"

The Toad Sage thought for a moment and looked at Jiraiya.

What are you still doing here? Get out!

"Huh?" Jiraiya was taken aback.

Am I just a mouthpiece? What secrets are there that I can't hear?

Seeing the toad sage's displeased expression, Jiraiya could only turn and leave.

This time.

Only the Toad Immortal and the Wave Wind Gate remained inside the cave.

"Gate, there's something I need to ask you, and you must answer truthfully!" The Toad Sage's tone became unusually serious.

"Please ask." Namikaze nodded.

"How many scrolls do you have?" the Toad Immortal asked in a low voice.

"Ok?"

At that moment, Namikaze paused, his expression faltering.

What does "Toad Sage" mean?

reel?

Does this refer to the scroll that Han Guang gave to himself?

"I don't know what you mean?" Namikaze asked, looking puzzled.

"Ahem~~ It's one of those sealing scrolls that can release Wood Release techniques," the Toad Sage reminded him.

"Wait a minute, how did you know?" Namikaze asked, puzzled.

The Wood Release scroll was given to me by Han Guang that afternoon. How could the Toad Sage know about it?

In response to Namikaze's question, Toad Master exhaled a smoke ring.

“Just now, I had another dream. I dreamt that you used the Wood Release scroll,” the Toad Sage explained.

"Is it related to the previous dream?" Namikaze asked.

Yeah~~

The Toad Sage did not deny it.

He continued, "The Wood Release scrolls in your possession are of great importance! So I need to know exactly how many Wood Release scrolls you have?"

"Two!" Namikaze replied truthfully.

"Only two?" the Toad Sage muttered to himself, seemingly relieved.

It puffed on its pipe, seemingly deep in thought.

After a while.

The Toad Sage made a suggestion.

"Hey, these two Wood Release scrolls are very important! I suggest you hide them inside your summoning beast."

"this..."

To be honest, Namikaze didn't understand the Toad Master's suggestion.

Hidden inside a spirit beast is nothing more than hidden inside a toad.

But he had already hidden himself in Training Ground 9 using a concealment barrier, where no one could find him either.

Moreover, if the village were to face a crisis, he could use the Flying Thunder God Technique to directly reach the tree. So why should he complicate the process?

“I don’t think it’s necessary.” Namikaze shook his head.

"You're too arrogant," the Toad Sage sighed.

He then added, "I helped Konoha predict the future, but you don't believe me."

"No, I just already have a plan," Namikaze explained.

"Alright! You can go now." The Toad Sage lost interest in continuing the conversation.

"Then I take my leave."

Watching Namikaze's departing figure, the Toad Master's enormous frog eyes narrowed.

After a while.

Jiraiya walked in.

"Jiraiya."

"Toad Sage".

"Return to Konoha and find the two Wood Release scrolls that Namikaze Gate has hidden," the Toad Sage instructed.

"Wood Release Scroll?" Jiraiya was completely bewildered.

If the door was hidden, why didn't the Toad Sage just ask about the door? Why did he have to go looking for it himself?

“Those two scrolls are crucial! You must find them and give them to me,” the Toad Sage said solemnly.

"it is good."

Jiraiya nodded.

It's such a simple thing, there's no need to look for it at all. Just go and ask the doorman.

After all, the disciples were his own.

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Konoha back mountain.

The four women stood in front of Han Guang, completely bewildered.

"I thought we'd been attacked. Turns out it was you who did it?" Mrs. Mikoto rolled her eyes at her.

"But how did we get to the back mountain?" Uzuki Yugao asked, puzzled.

"Yes, I only remember being tied up by tree branches, and then I just appeared out of thin air here. Could it be a space-time ninjutsu?" Lin was also puzzled.